Sally C. Deeds

Sally was born Feb. 18, 1958, in Sioux Falls, S.D., the fourth child of the late Rev. Ervin B. and Maude (Franzen) Schemmel. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Canova, S.D. She is a graduate of Eastwood High School, Correctionville, now known as River Valley High School. In 2012 she earned a degree as a Medical Coding Specialist from Western Iowa Technical Community College, Sioux City. Sally was the devoted wife of Randy E. Deeds, the mother of six children and 21 grandchildren. She and Randy were married on August 28, 1976.

Sally was the organist at St. John Lutheran Church in Cushing, Iowa, where she was a member. She was a leader in the congregation, serving on the Church Council and teaching Sunday school. Vacation Bible School and production of the children’s Christmas programs were her special delight. She also played the organ at Grace Lutheran Church, Correctionville, during her years of membership there.

She was owner and manager of M&M Copy Quick, Sioux City for 15 years. She enjoyed scrap booking, gardening, genealogy, and being surrounded by her family. Sally served on the Eastwood/River Valley School Board from 1991 to 2002, during which two new schools were built and the merger of schools into River Valley was completed. She was active on the Correctionville Horizons Committee that sought state funding for areas of need in the community.

She is preceded in death by her father, the Rev. Ervin Schemmel, and nephew Phillip Sallis.

Sally is survived by husband Randy, children Travis (Nicole) Deeds, Holstein, Iowa, Taffy (Jeffrey) Zoelle, Sioux City, Tobias (Brigette) Deeds, Washta, Iowa, John Deeds, Correctionville, Joshua Deeds (Rachel Harris), Correctionville, and Samantha Deeds, Moville, Iowa; grandchildren, Calvin, Isabella, Monica, and Cash Deeds; Sunshine, Grace, Anthony, Hector, Michael, and Carter Benson, and Sarah, Joshua, Josiah and Nathaniel Zoelle; Aurora, Daigan, Xavian and Zendaiah Deeds; Brody Hanson; Preslie Deeds, and Jenna Mae Deeds. She is also survived by her mother, Maude Schemmel, Correctionville; sisters Marcia Schemmel (Robert Kincaid), Correctionville, and Ruth (Melvin) VanSteenwyk, Aberdeen, S.D., and brothers, the Rev. Franz Schemmel (Ann Hafften), Weatherford, Texas, and Daniel (Shari) Schemmel, Mankato, Minn. Sally’s extended family survives her: sisters-in-law Janice (Roy) Hunwardsen, Correctionville, Iowa; Lana (Larry) Whitesell, Houston, Texas; and Cecelia (Jerry) Bumstead, Mapleton, Iowa; and brothers-in-law: Jerry (Laura) Dixon; Daniel (Patricia) Deeds, and Milo (Reta) Deeds, all of Correctionville; Richard Albers, Battle Creek, Iowa; and Rick (Carol) Deeds, Kingsley, Iowa. The names of family and friends whom Sally considered sisters and brothers are as innumerable as the stars.